Locomotive-pilot.



W. E. JUSTIS & A. V. LITTRELL.

LOGOMOTIVE PILOT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24, 1908. u 913,391 Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

UNITED STATIE PATENT FFEQE.

WALTER E. JUSTIS AND ALEXANDER V. LITTRELL, OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.

LOGOMOTIVE-PILO'I.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

Application filed August 24, 1908. Serial No. 449,962.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WVALTER E. JUSTIS and ALEXANDER V. LrrTRELL,citizens of the United States, residing at Roanoke, in the county ofRoanoke and State of Virginia, have invented certain ue and usefulImprovements in l iocomotive-Pilots, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in pilots for locomotives orengines.

The object of the invent-ion is to provide a simple and effective pilotor fender which may be quickly and easily applied to or removed from thelocomotive or the like without disturbing the draw-head or other parts.

it-h the above and other objects in view. the invention consists of thenovel features of construction and the combination and ar rangement ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of theimproved pilot showing it applied; Fig. 2 is a plan view with parts inhorizontal section; and Fig. 3 is a front. elevation of the pilotremoved.

In the drawings 1 denotes the beam or other portion of a locomotive,engine or the like, 2 denotes the dead-heads or bumpers and 3 the drawbar or connection. Formed upon the front face of the beam or support 1is an enlargement or projection at of rectangular shape and around whichthe improved removable pilot 5 is adapted to fit. Said pilot comprises atriangular-shaped horizontal frame or base 6 and a vertical rear frameconsisting of side bars 7 rising from the base and united by an uppercross bar 8, which latter is united to the forward converging members ofthe base 6 by the inclined guard bars 9. The triangular-shaped base isstrengthened by three converging braces 6 which extend from the forwardconverging members of said base to the center of its rear cross member.The upper horizontal or cross bar 8 is secured between the side bars 7 asuitable distance from the upper ends of the latter so that in the upperportion of the vertical frame of the pilot is formed a recess of theproper size and shape to receive the projection or enlargement 4.- onthe beam 1. By forming the enlargement at on the front of the upperportion of the bottom 1 and shaping the pilot to fit around saidprojection, it will be seen that the latter will have an effectiveengagement and support upon the beam and at the same time may be readilyapplied to and removed from said beam.

hen in position upon the beam the pilot is secured by means of bolts 10which extend through the beam adjacent to the ends of the enlargement 4tand which have their threaded ends projecting through openings 11 formedin the projecting upper ends 12 of the side bars or standards 7 of thepilot. Retaining nuts 13 are applied to the projecting threaded ends ofthe bolts to-retain the pilot upon them. Other bolts than the twonumbered 10 may be provided for uniting the upper portion of theremovable pilot to the cross beam. The lower end 'of the removable pilotmay be strengthened by rearwardly extending braces 14: connected attheir front ends to the rear member of the triangular-shaped base of thepilot and at their rear ends to the engine frame.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the pilot may be quickly andeasily applied to or removed from the locomotive, engine or the likewithout disturbing its draw-head or dead-heads and that its applicationand removal may be quickly accomplished with very little labor.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with atransverse beam having a forwardly projecting rectangular enlargementupon its front face, of a pilot having at its top a recess to receivesaid enlargement and to provide the projecting upper ends 19 to engagethe front face of the beam and the ends of said enlargement, and theremovable fastenings uniting said upper ends 12 to the beam.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with atransverse beam having a forwardly projecting rectangular enlargementupon its front face, of a pilot consisting of a triangular-shaped openbase frame with converging braces arranged therein, a vertical rearframe having upright side bars united by a horizontal upper bar, andupwardly and rearwardly inclined guard bars arranged between said upperhorizontal bar and the front portions of the triangular base frame, saidupper horizontal bar being adapted to engage the bottom of theenlargement on the transverse beam and arranged below the upper ends ofthe upright side bars, whereby the latter will enour signatures in thepresence of two wit? gage the ends of sald enlargement and the nesses.

front face of the transverse beam, removable WALTER E. JUSTIS.fastenings uniting the upper ends of the ALEXANDER- V. LITTRELL. sidebars to the transverse beam and braces \Vi'tnesses:

connected to the base frame of the pilot. N. M. DILLON,

In testimony whereof We hereunto affix WALTER H. MASINGUP.

